ELECTRICITY PLANNING IN SADC REGION - STATUS REPORT MAY 2021

The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the status quo of power sector planning practices across the 16 SADC region in mid-2021. It presents a high-level analysis of good practices and gaps in each Member State. The analysis of planning practices across the SADC region has shown substantial variation in the breadth of electricity system planning. While some countries have managed to establish a well-defined process and have successfully developed either an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) or a least cost expansion plan with a similar scope, others do not have an expansion plan in place.